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Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

1952 - Today

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Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (Arabic: حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني; born 1 January 1952) is a member of Qatar's royal family, the House of Thani. He was the ruling Emir of Qatar from 1995 until 2013 when he abdicated the throne, handing power to his fourth son Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani who was born to his second spouse, Moza bint Nassir. The Qatari government refers to him as the Father Emir. Hamad seized power from his father, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, in a bloodless palace coup d'état in 1995. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is the 2,907th most popular politician (down from 1,942nd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Qatar (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Qatari Politician.

Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is most famous for being the Emir of Qatar, the head of state and the head of government.

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Among politicians, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani ranks 2,907 out of 19,576. Before him are Michael IV the Paphlagonian, Cædwalla of Wessex, Lazarus Chakwera, John Sherman, Sergey Shoygu, and Milton Obote. After him are Khaba, B. J. Habibie, Rama I, Yuan Shu, Algirdas Brazauskas, and Philip the Tetrarch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani ranks 46. Before him are Dominique Mamberti, Maria Schneider, Bronisław Komorowski, Idriss Déby, Laura Branigan, and Cyril Ramaphosa. After him are Ko Yong-hui, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Allan Simonsen, Jimmy Connors, Shigeru Miyamoto, and Christian Clavier.

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In Qatar

Among people born in Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani ranks 2 out of 41. Before him are Isaac of Nineveh (640). After him are Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani (1932), Moza bint Nasser (1959), Nasser Al-Khelaifi (1973), Mohammed bin Thani (1788), Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani (1920), Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (1980), Nasser Al-Attiyah (1970), Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani (1880), Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (1960), and Mohammed bin Hammam (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Qatar

Among politicians born in Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani ranks 1. After him are Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani (1932), Moza bint Nasser (1959), Mohammed bin Thani (1788), Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani (1920), Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (1980), Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani (1880), Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (1960), Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1959), Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani (1980), Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani (1959), and Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani (1968).

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